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Preliminary Evaluation · Closed

REAR WHEEL DRIVE HUB FRACTURE

Action number
PE00049
Opened
Dec 27, 2000
Closed
May 25, 2001
Outcome
Closed without recall

Manufacturer: Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA

What NHTSA is examining

Alleged that the rear wheel sprocket hub fracture

Vehicles under investigation

1998 Yamaha YZF1000 R1

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation records, updated daily. An investigation is not a determination that a defect exists; many probes close without a recall.